Automobile-door latch.



5. L.-ACK ERMAN.' AUTOMOBILE DOOR LATCH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, I914.

Patented 8,1916."

IYNVENTORLYY THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,.WA5H|NGTON,' D. C.

'" also cooperate to I prevent I door and of vthe parts of the lock'vvhenthe dooris closed, 4 v It will "thus be seen very efficient, yetsimple lockj'is provided and one, wherein Y the parts may be easilyassembled. The construction selected and described, my be greatly variedin1,the arrangement and Inanu-factiire of its parts jandin thesubstitution of elements having. equivalent functions and suchmodifications may be used for-many va'ried 'piirposes-and Sen containtheinvention.

- cated vvi'thin the door and having-an up ardly extending" armextending Without and above the upper edge of the door,

plateslocated on each side of the latclilever for pivotallysnpp'ortingthe latch lever, the

latch lever havingan engaging nose e'xtending u wardly and through oneof the plates and at right angles to theiplane of the lever,

' the latch lever having adep'ressed portion and a coiled spring locatedabove'the latch lever and hetweenflthe plates andvvithin the area of thedepressed portion of the latch an fratfliiigof the latch lever havingancupwardly extending r ior operatingjthe lever, a pair of plates forpivotally supporting the lever, a coiled spring for "operating the latchlever, the latchlever having an engaging nose extending upwardly {and atright angles to the planeof the lev'enene' ofthe plates having anopening 'throngh' which theengaging nose'i's' locjated, a bilfier Ithirnble located below and in pr ximity to the nose of the latch leverand, extending-' through one of the plates and in' thejdirection inwhich the engagingnose extends; a striker plate having arecess forreCeiving and engaging the engaging nose ofthe latch lever, andreceiving the thrust of the buffer thiinble.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name tothisspecification in the presence of tWo snbscribiii'g Witnesses.

DWAR AO'KERMAN.

-' Witnesses:

- STILLMA'N A. n MULLIKER, HERBERT P. W Hl-IAMS.

Copies of this pat t'me b*oi tai1id-- for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

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